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Authorities seize oil-for-food money

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 Inquiries focused on 36 companies based in Switzerland that were mentioned in a UN report published in October 2005. According to the Volcker Report, these companies made illegal payments in connection with oil purchases or supplied humanitarian goods to Iraq at excessive prices. The prosecutor’s office has six cases pending, while another is subject to…

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Swiss Folk Music – Traditional Dances (MH 10/1972)

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 But new folk dance melodies continue to be added by musicians who write in a truly popular vein. This is perhaps why Swiss folk music is still very much alive today. In the preservation and further development of Swiss folk dance music the most stimulating force have always been the musicians themselves. Musical content 1.…

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Swiss Folk Music – Traditional Songs (MH 9/1972)

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 To many people throughout the world, folk singing in Switzerland is synonymous with yodeling. But in addition to this unusual style of singing, practised mostley in the German-speaking part of the country, Swiss folklore contains a wealth of traditional songs of a more conventional nature in the country’s various languages and dialects. Musical content 1.…

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Swiss Folk Music – Traditional Instruments (MH 8/1972)

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 There are a number of instruments which, though not in all cases unique to Swiss folk music, are nevertheless associated most readily with Switzerland. The alphorn, the hackbrett (a kind of dulcimer), and the Langnauer- and Schwyzerörgeli (two rustic Swiss types of simple button-key accordions). Most folk musicians in Switzerland are still non-professionals. This largely…

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Swiss Folk Music – Yodeling (MH 7/1972)

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 But what is the origin of this unusual form of singing? Who yodels in Switzerland? These and other questions are answered in this programme and illustrated with musical selections. Musical content 1. Ernst Gasser-Hans Thomann Yodel-Duo: Frohmatt-Jodel(Ernst Sommer sen.)2. Alpaufzug (Cows being led up to the Alpine pastures for summer)3. Joseph Maria Arnold: Betruf (Uri…

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Contemporary Sacred Music (MH 5/1972)

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 This programme comprises excerpts from works of two composers, Willy Burkhard and Richard Sturzenegger, which have contributed to the international renown of Swiss sacred music. Musical content 1. Willy Burkhard: Kyrie. From “Mass for Choir, Solo Voices and Small Orchestra”, op. 85Ursula Buckel, Soprano; Jakob Stämpfli, Bass; Zurich Radio Choir; Zurich Symphony Orchestra; Martin Flämig,…

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The Development of a Swiss Musical Identity (MH 2/1972)

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 Their works, in contrast to those of earlier Swiss composers, began to be phrased for the first time in a distinctly “Swiss” musical language. Their creators were spokesmen of the new feeling of national consciousness following the adoption of Switzerland’s Federal Constitution in 1848. Musical content 1. Emile Jacques-Dalcroze: Six Rythmes de Danse (excerpt for…

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Louis Spohr. Symphonies Nos 4 & 5. Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. Howard Shelley.

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Hard times

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 Theo Frey (1908-1997) is ranked as one of the greats of Swiss photo reportage. His meticulous and unpretentious pictures document daily life during the 1930s to 1950s. An exhibtion of his full body of work was on show at the Swiss Foundation of Photography in 2008. (All photos: Swiss Foundation of Photography)

‘Tsu chu’, as old as the Shang dynasty

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 The first mention of a game of football in history dates back to the Chinese empire of Shang in about 2000BC. The Shang dynasty extended from about 1800-1100BC. The story was discovered during archaeological digs from 1927-1950 that found numerous royal tombs and important inscriptions … Legend attributes the invention of a ball game to…

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